It is often assumed that it was the Abdication that poisoned relations between Edward Vlll and his family but less well-known is that money played a crucial part, writes ANDREW LOWNIE.
Long before Harry s tell-all tome, the Duke of Windsor poured out his heart to a ghostwriter. The result was an astonishing account in his own words of the affair that shocked the world.
During his rise as one of Russia’s richest oligarchs, Roman Abramovich poured much of his wealth into the west, amassing luxury homes, multimillion-dollar paintings, private jets and thoroughbreds.
ANDREW LOWRIE: It is doubtful whether Wallis ever loved Edward at all. She d wanted to end her relationship with her royal lover when he became King in January 1936.